“The Smashing Machine” is based on a 2002 HBO documentary of the same name. The film, now in theaters, premiered at the ...

Writer/director Benny Safdie also explains why he changed or left out key moments from Kerr's life and career in the A24 ...

The Smashing Machine was released on October 3, 2025, by A24. Prior to that, it bagged the Silver Lion award at the 82nd ...

The Smashing Machine features Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, playing the role of ex-MMA artist Mark Kerr. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Kerr revealed that he swore at Johnson after ...

In the spirit of maintaining authenticity, director Benny Safdie and The Rock made a pact that is virtually unheard of for a ...

Director Benny Safdie throws a lot of cinematic punches in “The Smashing Machine,” the story of MMA and Extreme fighter Mark ...

The first solo project by Safdie brother Benny ("Uncut Gems"), this too-loyal adaptation of a 2002 HBO doc on fighter Mark ...

In his first feature as a solo director, Benny Safdie leads Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt through the real-life story of ...

The Smashing Machine,” starring Dwayne Johnson as MMA pioneer Mark Kerr, is something simpler and less curious.

Mark Kerr’s career is one of the most compelling, cautionary tales in combat sports history. Behind the undefeated streak and ...

Explore the rise of MMA and the impact of The Smashing Machine, Mark Kerr and how Dwayne Johnson is shaping the sport's history.

Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine” would seem to bear all the hallmarks of something grittier, darker and more disturbing ...